Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 381 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Tales and Fantasies The Misadventures of John Nicholson -- The Body-Snatcher -- The Story of a Lie Transcribed from the 1905 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price "Tales and Fantasies" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of fictional stories written in the late 19th century. The opening portion introduces readers to the character of John Varey Nicholson, a young man beset by his own failures and family expectations. The narrative reveals his internal struggles and societal pressures, setting the tone for themes of personal growth and moral dilemmas that will likely unfold throughout the collection. At the start of the book, we are introduced to John Nicholson, who is described as cheerful yet somewhat stupid, overshadowed by his father's ambitions and strict expectations. Dismissed early from his father's law office one Saturday, John chooses to squander his afternoon instead of fulfilling his responsibility of depositing four hundred pounds at the bank. This decision leads him into trouble, including a reckless pawn of his mother’s watch and entanglements with morally questionable friends. The chapter captures John's naïveté and conflicted desires, ultimately hinting at a series of unfortunate events that may follow as he grapples with the consequences of his poor choices amidst a backdrop of familial pressures and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 330937 330842 2024-09-01T05:28:02.517366 2023-10-01T05:13:58.788604 text/html text/html 338338 2013-01-28T04:26:09 text/html 212099 2013-01-28T04:29:27 text/html application/zip 266077 2024-09-01T05:28:08.374297 application/epub+zip 268887 2024-09-01T05:28:04.090333 application/epub+zip 179960 2024-09-01T05:28:03.182338 application/epub+zip 434769 2024-09-01T05:28:11.774280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414440 2024-09-01T05:28:07.708323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326714 2022-09-01T05:48:40.609810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310530 310483 2024-09-01T05:28:01.899347 2023-10-01T05:13:58.235592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310238 2013-01-28T04:25:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 120266 2013-01-28T04:29:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17994 2024-09-01T05:28:11.916276 application/rdf+xml 14274 2024-09-01T05:28:03.529327 image/jpeg 3658 2024-09-01T05:28:03.353318 image/jpeg 262953 2024-09-01T05:28:02.558344 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia